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Campus Construction Update for Week of April 8-14

April 6, 2012 — These are among the construction activities
scheduled April 8-14 at the University of Wyoming:

The
UW Facilities Planning Office reports the
following activities for the week:

Ivinson
Parking Lot Expansion
-- Backfill work is under way and is scheduled to be completed by the week of
April 16. No parking spaces will be affected at this time. There will be heavy
truck traffic on both 10th and 11th streets during that
time. The parking lot expansion work is scheduled to begin the end of May
and will affect parking spaces.

UW
Office Annex
(21st and Garfield, scheduled completion Sept. 30) -- The project involves
partial renovation of the lower lever of the west wing for improvements to
offices and other adjacent multi-user spaces. Asbestos abatement is complete.
Remodeling plans are out to bidders with a bid date of April 27.

West
Stadium handrails
(War Memorial Stadium, scheduled completion this fall) -- Work is starting to
add handrails, steps and new walk-surface coating at the aisles. Initial
activity will be minor repairs and prep work.

Energy
Innovation Center
(formerly ERC, at 1020 Lewis St., scheduled completion September 2012) --
Access to main campus will be between or through Earth Sciences and the Berry
Center. Lewis Street will remain closed during construction. Parking will be
limited in areas around construction, including the drive along the west side
of Engineering. The access from main campus, along the west side of Engineering
to Lewis Street, will be closed during this phase of construction. The west end
of the ramp, behind Engineering, will be closed. Handicapped parking has been
relocated to the northwest corner of Lewis and 10th streets, with access
through the Berry Center or Earth Sciences Building to main campus.

Framing
of interior walls will continue, including rough-in of mechanical and
electrical systems. Exterior wall system framing will continue on all levels,
along with temporary weather enclosure. Installation of the exterior enclosure
will continue along the south and east, and includes insulation and masonry
work. There will be construction traffic for delivery of materials throughout
the week. Expect congestion from deliveries, and take extreme care when walking
around trucks waiting in the street.

Student
Apartments Bison Run Village (Scheduled completion August 2012) --
The new apartments are in a three-block area south of Willett Drive between
Crane and Soule streets. Apartment framing, electrical/plumbing rough-ins and
insulation installation continue, followed by drywall installation, texturing
and painting. Exterior stone, siding and roofing also continues. The community
center and apartment model units are now open Mondays through Fridays from 1-5
p.m. Punch list work continues. There will be a total of 15 apartment buildings
(332 beds) with a community center and maintenance building.

The
UW Physical Plant
reports the following activities for the week. Please direct questions to the
service desk, 766-6225.

Biological
Sciences
-- A remodeling project in the basement is ongoing. Carpentry and electrical
work will continue. Duct cleaning will begin Monday and the air handler for the
area will be taken offline during the cleaning.

Information
Technology Center
-- A lift will be staged on the south side of the facility Friday to facilitate
roof repairs. Repairs should be complete by Monday. Please use caution around
staging area.

Law
School and Corbett Building -- Lighting replacements continue within these
buildings. Please use caution around work areas. This project will help UW in
its continued effort to be more energy efficient. The work is funded, in part,
by energy rebates from Rocky Mountain Power.

Jacoby
Golf Course
-- Construction continues on an east campus drainage project at Jacoby Golf
Course. Signs are posted at the affected holes and in the clubhouse. The
affected holes will be off limits during construction hours (7 a.m.-5 p.m.) for
the remainder of the construction period. Please use caution in the work areas.

Agriculture
Building
-- Painting on the third-floor center stairway, up to the seed laboratory, will
be done this week. Please use caution in this area. Painting in the bathrooms
will resume this week. Signs will be posted for closure at that time.

East
Shuttle Lot
(30th Street and Willett Drive) -- Bus shelter relocations are on hold until
the new shelters arrive.